Ital preps debut album, Hive Mind

Planet Mu will release the American ex-rocker's first solo album in February.

Daniel Martin-McCormick will release his first album as Ital, Hive Mind, in February on Planet Mu.

Ital comes from a very different background from most electronic producers, having cut his teeth in Washington DC's indie scene with Black Eyes, an artsy hardcore band that earned a cult following from its two albums on Dischord, the influential local label run by Ian McKaye and Jeff Nelson of Minor Threat. After the group broke up he became more and more focused on electronic music, but at the same time retained a bit of post-hardcore flair with the bands Mi Ami and Sex Worker, and finally on his own as Ital, a project that debuted this year on the playfully avant-garde Not Not Fun and its sub-label, 100% Silk. Hive Mind shows him continuing on this tack, toying with house and disco tropes while staying firmly in left-field.

Posted by bareklikFor a supposed experimentalist, this album is incredibly middle of the road. Yawn!

Couldn't have said it better.Most exciting thing here seems to be the cover art.

I think Ital is getting a lot of hype because of the experimental/alternative music background.I'm very happy that this connection is starting to happen, but so far, not all the results have been all that amazing.I think Steve Moores E.P. on L.I.E.S. has been one of the best yet, but he was maybe never that far away from techno anyway.The recent Cruise Family - We're In Heaven EP on Not Not Fun was pretty good too

People going the the other way, starting out with a dance music background and incorporating elements of experimental music, like Jamal Moss, have been maybe more successful.